Target



Jan. 26, 1937.

F. w. PREECE TARGET Filed Aug. 20, 1936 Patented .Fan. 26, 1937 orrrcaTARGET Fred W. Preece, Toledo, Ohio, assignor to The 5 Spot Short RangeGun Clubs of America,

Inc., Toledo,

Ohio, a corporation of' Ohio This invention relates .to game apparatusand is .more particularly directed to a target to be used in connectionwith a game requiring the use of firearms.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a. target havinga definite conformation such that the success of the player is dependententirely on the skillful placement of a predetermined number of shots ofa specified caliber.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a target spot whichcannot be completely obliterated in less than the predetermined numberof shots allocated to the player. I

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent asthe description proceeds, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawing, in which- The figurerepresents one form of target spotdiagrammatically associated with circles representing a groupingobliterate the spot.

The invention is intended particularly to be used in connection with ashort range gallery in which firearms of a particular caliber, as forexample .22 are used. The target spot, shown in the drawing as thenumeral 5, is of such a dimension that it is impossible to completelyobliterate it with two shots since the size of the. figure in eachdimension is greater than the caliber of the firearm. Thus, in order toobliterate the spot, at least three perfectly placed shots are required.

While the target spot may be of any suitable/ irregular configurationsuitable to enable it to be obliterated by a predetermined number ofbullets of predetermined size, it is preferred to limit the number ofshots allocated to each player to three in order that the difliculty ofthe game is not I unnecessarily increased.

The specific example shown in the drawing consists of a numeral 5,having a maximum width of approximately .23" and a maximum height ofapproximately .28". Thus, with a .22 caliber firearm no two shots willobliterate the objective spot. In use, it has been found that a bulletfrom a firearm leaves a hole in a target smallerof shots which willcompletely I than the caliber of the gun so that it is possible todecrease slightly the dimensions given above and still have an objectiveincapable of obliteration in two shots.

In playing the game, therefore, each player is 5 allowed to shoot threeshots from a firearm of a specified caliber at the target. His successis dependent on the successful placing of all three shots since it isimpossible to obliterate the target spot in less than this number. Thisdiffers from the usual scoring arrangement in connection with shootingsince shots that are merely close to the target spot do not contributeto the player's success.

While the numeral 5 has been shown as a preferred form of target spot,it should be appreciated that any other irregular figure may be usedwithout departing from the invention asdefined in the appended claims. I

What I claim is:

l. A target for use with firearms of .22 caliber having an objectivespot resembling the numeral 5 formed such that the height and width ofthe spot are greater in size than a hole made by a bullet from thefirearm so that a minimum of three shots are required to completelyobliterate the objective spot.

2. A target of perforable material having an objective spot comprisinga, character of distinctly irregular conformation and of a shape andsize as requiring three predeterminably placed holes made by three .22caliber bullets to completely obliterate the spot,

3. A target of perforable material having an objective spot of irregularconformation resembling the numeral 5 with a. maximum width ofapproximately .23" and a maximum length of. approximately .28" wherebythree .22-caliber bullets are required to completely obliterate thespot.

4. A target of perforable material havingan objective spot of irregularform resembling the numeral 5 and requiring three holes made by threedifferently placed .22 caliber bullets to completely obliterate thespot. I

FRED W. PREECE.

